Family picnic spot; the river pools in La Resinera, Granada
May 13, 2012 Travel Guide
With summer fast upon us and temperatures already pushing 30C in southern Spain. Peoples minds are naturally turning to beaches, to water and to places to cool off.
There are numerous quiet spots in the countryside, next to crystal clear waters, that make a fantastic day out from the coast.
Most of these places are well off the usual tourist tracks and some are only known locally. The river pools in La Resinera, near the village of Fornes, is one such place.
You couldnt hope for a more idylic spot for a picnic.
Situated within the Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama Natural Park, the picnic area is near the source of one of the cleanest rivers in Andalucia the Rio Cacín. Ther
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Titanic to set sail… again
May 7, 2012 Travel Guide
The unsinkable beauty stunned the world by sinking on its maiden voyage. 100 years later and the world is still entranced by the story of the ship and its passengers. One James Cameron blockbuster movie later, countless memorials and novels will the Titanic ever sail again? Turns out, yes!
Introducing Titanic II
Australian Billionaire Clive Palmer released recently that he plans to rebuilt the legendary ship, to be christened Titanic II.
Going Inland – Lecrín Valley
Apr 13, 2012 Travel Guide
You can holiday in a place in Spain. You can live there full time. But you dont get to know a place until you get to know its people.
On the coast, people come and go. Inevitably so. But inland many a Spanish town or village is made up chiefly of those who have lived there all their lives.
The Lecrín Valley is comprised of a collection of white washed villages where many a resident has not strayed further than this place where oranges and lemons grow aplenty and where life is sweet, not sour.
I know the area well but not as well as those who were born and bred there.
People like Maria Luisa who tells me about her childhood in an area that was very different seventy years ago from what it is today. A
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Heritage Britain: Bath
Apr 7, 2012 Travel Guide
Beautiful Bath heralded as the finest Georgian city in Britain, Bath is (without sounding too cliché) is a sight to see. Attracting the likes of Lady Emma Hamilton, Jane Austen (albeit reluctantly at first), William Wordsworth and King Louis XVIII of France, Bath is so much more than just a convalescent stopover.
Bath is the next stop on our British Heritage Tour. Our first stop was Oxford and now were heading west. Whether youre travelling from London or elsewhere in Britain, the easiest way to reach Bath is with a UK car hire. People have been travelling to Bath for more than 2,000 years at first for a taste of its curing waters and then to enjoy the splendour of this great city. Th
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Lake Wanaka Voted World’s Best New Adventure Hub
Mar 31, 2012 Travel Guide
Lake Wanaka in New Zealand’s South Island has been voted the world’s Best New Adventure Hub in leading US magazine, Outside’s 2012 Travel Awards.
Outside is a highly influential magazine with a circulation of over 678,000 reaching throughout the United States and around the world. James Helmore, general manager of Lake Wanaka Tourism, said this kind of editorial exposure was invaluable to the resort town’s international profile.
“Securing this accolade is a massive boost for Lake Wanaka’s profile in America,” he said. “Outside magazine is pretty much the bible for active outdoors travellers from North America and is hugely influential. The awards are
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